Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.3
S
9
1.9
S
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
19
0.2
NNW
18
0.1
N
18
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
16
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
14
32
6
23
21
3
10
24
Wind (km/h)
50
S
50
S
45
S
55
S
65
S
50
SSW
60
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM3.42m
00:38AM3.54m
1:03PM3.45m
1:20AM3.55m
1:40PM3.42m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.22m
6:51AM0.03m
7:09PM0.12m
7:32AM0.11m
7:51PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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7:07
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4:36
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4:34
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4:31
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 mm
1
3
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
13
14
14
13
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
0
1
5
4
2
3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
4
8
8
9
7
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